Astro Boy (character)
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| − | '''Atom''' (Japanese: アトム, Hepburn: Atomu) was an artificial android that was the creation of [[Dr. Tenma]]. | + | '''Atom''' (Japanese: アトム, Hepburn: Atomu) was an artificial android that was the creation of [[Dr. Tenma]]. His creation stemmed from the death of the young '''Tobio Tenma's''' death on his 9th birthday where he collided with a speeding vehicle and died. The death devastated the boy's father Dr. '''Umataro Tenma''' who came to see a replacement for his lost son. Thus, he used his position as the minister of science to create a powerful android with artificial emotions in the place of his child. Thus, Astro Boy was created but soon afterwards Dr. Tenma came to feel disappointed at the actions of the android. As such, he decided to deactivate the robot and took him to Plant 7 of the ministry of science where inefficient robots were broken down to be used as spare pars for new models. This saw Astro Boy getting upset where he lashed out at his 'father' for his seeming 'hatred' of robots. This resulted in Dr. Tenma being rejected twice by both of his 'sons' and he deactivated Astro Boy as he began to fear that androids with emotions could take over the human race. This resulted in him destroying the previous prototypes of Astro Boy and leaving his creation abandoned. |
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Revision as of 08:38, 2 January 2021
Astro Boy is a male robot anime and manga character who features in Astro Boy.
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Biography
Atom (Japanese: アトム, Hepburn: Atomu) was an artificial android that was the creation of Dr. Tenma. His creation stemmed from the death of the young Tobio Tenma's death on his 9th birthday where he collided with a speeding vehicle and died. The death devastated the boy's father Dr. Umataro Tenma who came to see a replacement for his lost son. Thus, he used his position as the minister of science to create a powerful android with artificial emotions in the place of his child. Thus, Astro Boy was created but soon afterwards Dr. Tenma came to feel disappointed at the actions of the android. As such, he decided to deactivate the robot and took him to Plant 7 of the ministry of science where inefficient robots were broken down to be used as spare pars for new models. This saw Astro Boy getting upset where he lashed out at his 'father' for his seeming 'hatred' of robots. This resulted in Dr. Tenma being rejected twice by both of his 'sons' and he deactivated Astro Boy as he began to fear that androids with emotions could take over the human race. This resulted in him destroying the previous prototypes of Astro Boy and leaving his creation abandoned.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Astro Boy was created by Osamu Tezuka where he featured in the setting of Astro Boy.
- In Empire magazine, the character was ranked forty third in its 50 Greatest Comic Characters list and was the only Manga character in it.
In other media
Television
Films
- In Astro Boy, Astro Boy appeared in the 2009 film where he was voiced by Japanese actor Aya Ueto and by English actor Freddie Highmore in the English dub.
Appearances
- Captain Atom: (1951)
External Links
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